Easy Egg Roll Recipe

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An easy egg roll recipe, for some reason, never occurred to me. We go out to eat about once a week, and egg rolls just always seemed to me to be something that I would order from a Chinese restaurant. I had never really thought about making egg rolls from scratch.

So recently, when we were at a friend’s house and she served her own homemade egg rolls, it was like a light went on. I knew I had to try making them myself. I don’t know why I waited so long on this. They are really not difficult at all. And the difference in taste, from the ones I make at home and the ones we used to order from our favorite Chinese restaurant–well, there is no comparison. Using garden fresh vegetables and meat gives these egg rolls the Wow! factor. Oh yeah, and these are much healthier because I control what goes in them and how they are cooked. That was the big winner for me.

Baked Egg Rolls

Baked egg rolls? Yes! One of the things I have discovered about egg rolls is that they don’t have to be fried. If you are trying to avoid extra fat and cholesterol in your diet, you actually do have an option with egg rolls. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees for this recipe and pull out a baking sheet. Just know, they won’t be quite as crunchy on the outside, but I was fine with that.

Making Egg Roll Wrappers

Okay, when it comes to making egg roll wrappers, I guess these homemade egg rolls aren’t entirely made from scratch because I did purchase the wrappers pre-made. (That keeps the “easy” in “easy egg rolls,” LOL.) The ones I bought came in a package of 12 in the refrigerated produce area.

Dipping Sauces for Egg Rolls

What are you thinking of in the way of dipping sauces for egg rolls? What do you reach for when you go out for Chinese? What you go with really depends on your own personal tastes. I love keeping it simple, and my all-time favorite oriental sauce is ponzu. It is a citrus version of soy sauce. You could also use duck sauce, soy sauce, hoisin, plum or even a hot mustard type of sauce. It’s up to you and what you have in your pantry or fridge.

These sound yummy!! I love egg rolls!! I wonder if you could lightly spray with something like Pam to increase the crunchiness. I can see making these (with slight changes) with my daughter who is a vegetarian. Thanks for a wonderful recipe!!